634x258 Dugout Discussion
14 May 2013 1903 comments
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The last two matches of Gameweek 37 take place this evening, with Arsenal on the verge of sending Wigan into the Championship. Due to their vastly inferior goal difference in comparison to fellow strugglers Sunderland, the Latics realistically have to win at the Emirates this evening to keep their faint hopes of survival alive, while Theo Walcott will be doing all he can to retain the Gunners’ hopes of Champions League qualification.

Elsewhere, City travel to Reading on the back of Roberto Mancini’s dismissal. Brian Kidd is handed the reins for a couple of games, with the visitors still requiring a point to clinch second spot behind United.

The penultimate Dugout Discussion of 2012/13 is now open for those looking for real time discussion over this evening’s vital matches.

With not long to go before the Emirates kick-off, the team news is in and is as follows:

Arsene Wenger makes a single change from the Gameweek 36 win at QPR as fit-again Kieran Gibbs replaces Nacho Monreal at left-back for the Gunners. Theo Walcott, Tomas Rosicky and Santi Cazorla line up behind lone frontman Lukas Podolski. Wigan are unchanged from the side that clinched the FA Cup against City on Saturday. Roberto Martinez looks set to roll out the same shape, then, with Roger Espinoza and James McArthur as the wing-backs and Emmerson Boyce in the back-three. Martinez also keeps faith in a front trio of Callum McManaman, Arouna Kone and Shaun Maloney.

Brian Kidd names David Silva, Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero in the City XI to face Reading this evening. Kidd makes three changes to the back-four that lost against Wigan at the weekend, with only Gael Clichy keeping his place, while Joe Hart retains his place in goal and James Milner comes in for Samir Nasri in midfield. Reading boss Nigel Adkins rolls out the same XI that hit four past Fulham at Craven Cottage in Gameweek 36.

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  1. GunsnRoses
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Silva Assists Dzekoooooooooooooo

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  2. ★FC Borecelona★
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Dzeko goal

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    1. ★FC Borecelona★
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      Silva assist

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  3. SuperOsçarBaby
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    DZEKO BOOM!

    Dzeko and Aguero owner here. 😎

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  4. Pinoche
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Dzeko goal Silva assist

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  5. Yes Don
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    • 16 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Silva. Deserved!

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  6. GoonerByron
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Dzeko ðŸ˜

    Come on Tevez!!

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  7. Dante
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Damnit Tevez...

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  8. turd ferguson
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Dzeko goal

    Silva assist

    ðŸ™

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  9. Kagawa-san-mia
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Time to sell tevez ? not producing at all already on vacation

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  10. Tatty Bojangles
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    TEVEZ! 😡

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    1. Evs
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      Double 👿

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      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 8 months ago

        Triple ðŸ™

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  11. JK - Cønt â­
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    • 14 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Feck you Tevez, get out of my team

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    1. MoMalpasHands
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      LOL! I feel your pain.

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  12. thetinkerman
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    • 14 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Just logged in.

    Santi 4 assists 😯

    😎

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    1. MJ6987
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      It's Adebayor like.

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  13. Tim Canterbury
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    I'm sure Tevez got a nick on that 😛

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    1. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      Monkey tennis 😛

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      1. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 8 months ago

        😀

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        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 8 months ago

          Youth Hosteling with Chris Eubank 😉

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          1. Tim Canterbury
            • 14 Years
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            Butter my arse

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          2. MoMalpasHands
            • 15 Years
            12 years, 8 months ago

            A Partridge amonst the pigeons.

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      2. Doolittle
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 8 months ago

        Knowing M.E Knowing You.

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        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 8 months ago

          Cooking in Prison......which funnily enough actually became a programme with swear box Ramsey.......shows how much shit there is on TV......

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      3. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
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        DAN!

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    2. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      Having seen a better angle of the first goal Tevez was nowhere near it btw

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  14. Jafooli
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Ball aches...... 😕

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  15. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    For F8ck sake, the ignorant ba***rds

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  16. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Have spent the last 4 days chuckling about my Lampard (C) to my main opponent's Cazorla (C).

    Not so much now. At least I have Cazorla and he does not have Lampard, I suppose...

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  17. Fifa las vegas
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Night all

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  18. elkunaguero
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Tevez has been so frustrating to own...

    anyway on 79 points pre bonus, could have been worse

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    1. The EJJ
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      Could have been much worse!

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  19. LewanGOALski
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Finally Silva gives me sth...

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  20. OrmskirkFC
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Is Nasri on the bench? I have Coutinho coming in as first sub if he doesn't play...

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    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      Yep you lucky man!

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    2. elkunaguero
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      not comin in, 3 subs done

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    3. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      You benched Coutinho?

      Yeah, and that's where he's staying

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    4. Monk
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      City used all 3 subs, Nasri will get 0 minutes.

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    5. busteddocket
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      used all their subs.

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    6. Spencer
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      He is...

      But all subs done already!

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  21. GunsnRoses
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Tevez ... why why why ???

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  22. Neto
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    feck me! teeevezz

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  23. BONZ
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    Great pass by Silva for Dzeko goal

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    1. elkunaguero
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      Silva and Cazorla are geniuses, great to have players like them in PL

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  24. ★FC Borecelona★
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    What a save by McCarthy!

    Would have been a Tevez goal

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  25. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    There's a crazy amount of testosterone around here .... save it for the ladies. You'll enjoy it all the more.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 8 months ago

      Wise words. 😉

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  26. Sif
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    ffs tevez

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
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      12 years, 8 months ago

      How many shots did he have tonight?

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  27. turd ferguson
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 8 months ago

    My rival gave up a few weeks back. He still has Cazorla and Silva....GIVE ME STRENGTH.

    On a lighter note, Citeh fans are still singing the Mancini song. They have only realised now that their owners are no good for football.

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  28. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    McCarthy frustrated me vs. Suarez, and now vs. Tevez...

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  29. GoonerByron
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    45 from tonight's games before BAPs, definitely what I needed! 🙂

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  30. HuttonDressedasLahm
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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Good lad Edin. 🙂

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